sophos.com - 11/5/2009
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Now that we in the northern hemisphere have had some time to digest the Windows 7 hype and settle in for the coming winter, we thought we would get some more hard data regarding Windows 7 security.
On October 22nd, we settled in at SophosLabs and loaded a full release copy of Windows 7 on ...
electronista.com - 11/5/2009
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electronista.com —
Sony tonight upgraded its extra-small VAIO P netbook
in the US to keep in sync with Windows...
7. The new models now all run Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional and with this change alone should run much faster than the older models bogged down by ...
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Sony updates VAIO P for Windows 7, faster Atom
telegraph.co.uk - 11/6/2009
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Out-Of-The-Box Windows 7 Install Is Vulnerable To 8 out of 10 Viruses [Windows 7]
Gizmodo —
... The way the test was conducted is that ten viruses were introduced into a clean install of Windows 7 with the UAC settings on system defaults. While only one virus was blocked, two technically did not function properly for whatever reason. Still, this doesn't leave much hope for those who decide to skip automatic patching, firewalls and anti-virus applications. Let's do the whole "Safer Computing" thing, shall we? [Sophos] ...
Out-Of-The-Box Windows 7 Install Is Vulnerable To 8 out of 10 Viruses Tested [Windows 7]
Gizmodo —
... The way the test was conducted is that ten viruses were introduced into a clean install of Windows 7 with the UAC settings on system defaults. While only one virus was blocked, two technically did not function properly for whatever reason. Still, this doesn't leave much hope for those who decide to skip automatic patching, firewalls and anti-virus applications. Let's do the whole "Safer Computing" thing, shall we? [Sophos] ...
Windows 7 Still Vulnerable to Viruses — Durr, Really?
Gadget Lab —
... “Unfortunately, despite Microsoft’s claims, Windows 7 disappointed just like earlier versions of Windows,” said Chester Wisniewski, a senior security advisor at Sophos, in a blog post. “The good news is that, of the freshest 10 samples that arrived, 2 would not operate correctly under Windows 7.” ...
Sophos study suggests Windows 7 UAC's default setting is self-defeating
Betanews —
... A blog post Tuesday by Sophos senior security engineer Chester Wisniewski stated that recent Sophos tests revealed that User Account Control -- the part of Windows that prompts the user for permission before granting elevated privileges -- was ineffective in stopping common samples of malware from running, in a Windows 7-based system without virus protection. ...
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